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 ;¤` \ — s· · §‘ 151 i " r1g*1.n 88.-¥NAYIGA_TION ‘ *2 I. J 1§ULES·-CONCERNING uquws,    iw 171. ’Time·1'o1t luhts ; `prescribcd 1iglits_ exclusive. I 172. Lights,0f.ste:m1 veesel undcxj way. - · .. ‘ 173. Lights "9t vesse1_ Qtowing anothei vcnsel cp vessels, 174. Lights ct sailing vessel under way ,0: in tow. I- 175.. Lights bf small vessel under way lin bad weather; ‘; ‘ ' 176. Lightsmf rowbcats. ‘ " - _ _`, . 177. Lights of pilot vessclon `and o¤f duty; steam pilot vessel. 178. Lights oi' tishing vessels-; raf}: nndwnspecifiéd éraft. ’ ` 179. Lignts of overtaken vessel. -— . __ — · ` 1§0. Lights of wml st__anél10r;- - I 181. Additions}! lights when necessary authorized.1 -2 ` 182. Special lights fo1·.¤hip.0I¤`war` and. convoy; recognition signals _ · Iadoptcd by ship owners. ~ ' 183. Day pignal of steam.v<-sscl under sally I Tsouxn s1cN1Ls_ Fon mc,. mc.; spmm 1 191. Sound. signals for fogxete., generally.  • v _ 192. Speed infos. and.so fqrth. ‘ . . STEERING AND 'SL1L1_NG RULES A.ND SIGNALQ 261. Su;.·:gcetion` for `ascertainment of risk ;01_ éolllsibnp x 202. Sailing vessels approaching one Pnnother. - _ . 203."Stenm vessels appronclning, meeting, or pagsing pus another; j `· banks obstructlugytiew; lcaying dock. · " * ` . 204. Steam vessels crossing,, _ ` 205. Steam- nad sailing vessels meeting. _  ’ __f ‘ 206. Vessel having right of wayne lmep ccnrse. lr  207. Cressingnhead df vessel having right of*'y<yay.’ .208. Duty of steam vessel to nlacken speed; . . · ’ ,' , 209. Overtnkiug vessel to- keep but og the way; definition of "‘over· · ·_ tnk"iug.vess¤=:l."\ · _ · _ ‘ · · ‘ .' _. 210.` Steam vessel in naxrqgv channel. _ _ _ _ 211. Riélif bf way df Bshlng vessels 0; boats; obstruction of fairway. 21,2. Special clmumstances i·equlriug·departvjre from rules. - V 213. Signal of full speed of engines astegn. . 'N0, VESSEL UNDER ANY ClRCUMSCl‘ANCES·T0 NHJGLECT PROPER ‘, _ , __PRECAU§l.‘10NS f _ , _ g · M 221. Usual addltiqual precautions lrequlred genéra·!ly`.. . — · ‘ _ 222., Lighté on war &Bl1_CQ&8t·Gu!1l'¢ vessels; Eghibition suspended. _ DIS’1§RES8» SIGNAL8 231. Distress signals in anytime and at night. " ; E - PRELIMINARY ?    Section 151. Dpmnrention df high seas l_ines.——The Secretary of C0l1’l11}QI‘C€·'1S hereby. anthorized, empowered uud_ directed frmn time to time to designdt and define by suilable`bea1·~ lxigs 0; ranges with lighthouég light vessels, buoys or coast objects, the lines dlivigding the high. seas from l rivers; harbors nu;} inland waters. (Feb. 19, 1895, c.-' 102, §? 2, 28 Stat. 612; Feb. 14, 1903, Ec. 552, 32 Stat. 829;` Mar. 4, 1913, c. 141,.. 37 Slut. 736.) _   _ _ · _ 152. Regnlntion of Qlenglgh of ¢0wllnes.;———·The Commlmioner fof Lighnlwnées, the Supervising Inspector General of the Steam- · bon; insnectiun Servipe, and the Ocmmlssioneg of Navigatipn shall convene ns, a board my ench tilnes as the Secretary qt g;?nnuin.rce shell prescribe tchprepnre regulations llmilging the length of lanwsers between towing vessels 'and eengolng barges in _·t.»w and the length ofjsnch tqws. within any 011 the lnland wzztws of the United Steves designated and defined from time 'tn time pursuant to the preceding swtlen, and such regulaltiens when approved by the Secretary pt Commerce shall have {hc force of law. (Mny 28, 1908., 4:. H2. Y 14, 35 Stat. 428.) 153. Penalty for use ef- unlawful t•wli¤¢.—-—'1fhé master of the towing vessel shall  liable be the suspension or revbcation of his licrnSc-for any willful vielalicn -_o,f rmlntions puwunnt to the preceding section .inr the manner prescribm for lncompetency, nismjonnuct, or mzekllltulnmsl (Hey 28, . 1908, c. 212, $$15; 35 Stat. 429.). T · 2 · . inland w•t,en.-·-The, following regulations fer preventing chill- ° sion shall lm tolloweqg by all vw1s’nsvl¢at.lng’ all hqrbors,
 * l 154.2 Adnptionnf  for ngvlgntien of   ilvera, mq

AND WNAVIQQBLE WATERS ,1056 _rivers, and inland `waters 9f the, Uziited  except Qlhe { Great Lgkes gud their éonnecfiugjand tribirtmy waters ag »r; u~` east as Montrgal, and php Red River of the North and r1vm··s ’  into the   (if     'théit tiibutaries, find -3 are hereby declared specialrules duly made by local authr=·rit·»·.  . (June 7, 1897, c.A4; 5 -1, 30__S;at._.96.“) _' _ _,   ` ` 155, ‘f Sailing *'vcésel,"— ?‘ steam vcsscl," and “éIld€l’ WQy" ‘de§ned,—=—Iu ‘ the following mlcé every Steam Vessel whim is j under-wsuil and not under steam is ·t»Q‘b€·€b¤8id€F£d·&· Shilin; ` ves$a1,_and every vessel under steam,`whé`(her under sail or mn -·is` to beconsidered a steam vessel. · ‘ ,   - " _."T¤e word tibteam ywsel" shall inclixde any vessel/p;0p(»11.·.1, by machinery; , .· ‘ - ; _ · ‘ ` A _ A vesselzis "unde¤` yray," Uwithin thémeaniug of these ru1q¤_ -w1;en she ignpt atyauchor, or made fast to tbeshcre, or agmum1_ _ (Jui1e,”(,»!I897, c. 4, 5 1, 30_Stat. 96.), °. ‘ l _ -156. "Yisible” ap `apwed ‘t0‘ liihtp, dcihéd.-——The xv¢}m- ··_y1s1b1e_·•·°1¤ phase rules, wharf appliedjtd lights,. shall umm wisible on u_ dark night with n clear atmosphere. (June 7,, ·1897,c.4,'§1,30Sta(.96.). . ·  " .      157. Special mk; bi inspectors; etc., of steam vmels au. thprizcd.-+Tlie supervising iumcctorq at steaiix vméla and the Supervising Inspector General shall` establish such rules to he observed bi steam vess_g_ls ini phs¤¤ng·w<:h'¤§hcr md as to thw lights to be éartied by fééiryboats aud; by bargesfsnd canal bouts  when in tow ·b£_ stéam vessels, and as to the lighu spd da-y .  sigi1:3ls't0 be carried by vesselsgudredges of gil typesjsnd- wssels working ·0n wrecks? or other obgtructipn in mvintidn up moored ·for'subm»grme, opeiatiozis, or mide fast- to a`· sunken objéctyvhich may drii't,.with the ti<1e”·¤ir_ bé tévggd, not imwm-~ sistent with the provisions of thigs_ch_apter, cohtained imsectiuns .154 to 231,, ingzlusivc, as they fmm` time tc time maY.¢£&m,¤cceslgary fo1* safety, which rixles when gpprovéd by tBé _Secretary ·0t_ Commerce are `declared special tales dui? mimic by le¤:::1·‘ ‘ authority, as proiided fo; in articie ,30 of chapter Q attbi; title, section 131. Two gitintéd copies. of  ru}e•’ sI;aH_bé` furnished to suclr ferryboqtav  dredgm, cane? béats, \Yesse1s`$>€€v0rhiug on wrecks, andj mam -v@c}¤, which rules .sh_all be kept `pcsted up in cpnspiémms placm in mc}; vessels,. -barg·és, dredges, anéi bomb. (May 25, 1914, c; 98,` 38 Stat. $$1.) - 158, Penalty fin violations by pilot, cnginert nate, or msstei•.—-»Every pilot; engineer, mate, qi master of guy steam vemn, imdevery masger or mate of gr;3 jbgrge or gang! boat, who neglects or retusesito observe the - iollpvging provisions et. this. . chapter, dr the regulations established in ·purmmm;e of the ·p-rebeding section, shall be liableto a- penalty éf'"§6,`a1;d for all ' r damages sustained by any pgséenger; in his hewn pr bagage by such neglect o1?‘reI\;sa1.:‘··Pr0v€d¢d, `Thxt ipéthing herein shall · · rélieva any {easel, owner, or tgorporvgtiqu -fr0gx: `anyjiqbility my curmd by raxwbu ofgrsuch neglect or refusal. (June 1, 1897, c, 4. 63,430 St.at.102.)— _ -  . _ .  —  . 159. Penalty for; violntiqgns = by watch--Evgry 'ves¤¢lT tha; shall be "naviggyed without cpQ:nplytmg‘ with tlgspravisions of ’ this chapter, conugined i n_ sccticms I5} to _231, inclusive, shall e be liable to n penalty at $@0, mmihali tb gc to the intcrmer. for whigrb smh the www so navkated shall by liablg and may be scize;1 aqd  against by action in éhydisttict <;y:>uft __ of the United States haéing jurisdiction ot the otiense. (June ‘ 7, 1897, c, 4, [4, $0 Syst. 103.)' “ r _‘ RUTJES GQN€!ERNING°LIGHTS, ETC. 171. 'Hna fcnrlifhtsg  liihth ¢xckiivf¢.——Art. :15-—· The mae; ¤¤¤mm1¤g umm mm  cémplicd w1u¤.· in in ` _W€Ith&1‘S from épihsat ta sunrise, aécl during such time no other lid:-¤ which  he migtakcnicx   p&ibe;\ Hghtn shall be_¤h1@'(Ju¤¤7,1&7,c.4.$1.80St•t.08.) —